Class with least complicated rotation (stamina)

Kattemynte · June 2018

So I have come back for the Summerset expansion and was hoping to get some help choosing a class to play. I prefer stamina dps style but whenever I play I can never really get timings down and bar switching timings. I have tried playing my DK but there is just so much to keep track of and was hoping all you folks could weigh in what class do you think makes for a simple but effective stamina dps. Also, I prefer PvE over PvP.
(Was hoping after such a long break that back bar bow is no longer mandatory but looks like it still is)

AcadianPaladin · June 2018

I run a bow/bow stamsorc. Although she uses both bars to good advantage, her true key skills during a long fight are only five so, in theory could be put on one bar:

Critical Surge: + damage and heals on crits.
Hurricane: + defense and traveling Dot-AoE.
Volley (either morph): DoT-AoE.
Caltrops: DoT-AoE
Bound Armaments: + stam, + light attack damage, + defense.

That right there gets her a sustainable 10K dps. She is built and geared so that her light attacks each average 10K so there is basically another 10K dps. So the buffs + AoE's + light attacks really do net her 20K very sustainable, simple dps. And that is fine for my purpose (normal content).

The beauty of another bar is that is allows the fabulous burst damage of Snipe + Poison Injection, the solid crowd control (vs trash mobs) of Bombard and the almost unlimited sustain of both stam and health from Dark Deal. Note that I double bar Bound Armaments and the way I listed the skills is not at all reflective of which bar I have them on.

Silver_Strider · June 2018

I'd probably say Warden since they have fairly lackluster class abilities that they'd probably stick to the same stamina rotation as all other classes without much variety

thegenuinebuzz · June 2018

Stamina templar has the easiest rotation to begin with, as it is fixed and has no flexible uptimes.

sDK needs to uptime Molten Armaments and alter from 2 heavy to 3 heavy
sSorc needs to uptime Hurricane while also letting it tick fully for 15 seconds each time, and vary from 3/4 heavy
sWarden needs to uptime Shalks and keep them ticking every 3s or so on the frontbar
sBlades have to upkeep Leeching strikes,Relentless focus and maintain a stamina pool with heavy attacks at low damage intervals while using a light attack rotation for Incapacitating strikes, they also have a bow to shoot

Kattemynte · June 2018

Thanks all... think I will try my stamplar again.

idk · June 2018

This is probably one of the simplest and higher survival stam builds for PvE dps but it does require a bar swap as any decent build would do.

If bar swap is an issue then really just do what you enjoy since there is not a decent build that would not bar swap.

Vapirko · June 2018

There’s no easier rotation than stamina sorc I don’t think. Their DW bar rotation now is just rending slashes and then 5 crushing weapon with LA weave lol. And then most stamina classes haVe the same bow bar rotation: endless hail, caltrops, trap, poison injection with LA weaves.

reprosal · June 2018

Stampar is the most forgiving in my opinion and still can yield 40k+ self buffed on dummies.